Remembering Trayvon Martin On His Birthday

Tributes To Trayvon Martin Pour Out, On What Would Have Been His 22nd Birthday

On February 5, 2017, Trayvon Martin would've turned 22. Instead, he was shot and killed just a few weeks after celebrating his 17th birthday. People are using the occasion to reflect on his life and the issues to which his death brought attention.
The Twitter account for Black Lives Matter wished him a happy birthday, adding, "we will always remember you."

The anniversary of Martin's death, on February 26, is also approaching. "The calendar says five years, but it seems like just a few months," Fulton told the Associated Press.
In honor of his birthday, there's a "peace walk" at Florida Memorial University on Saturday, February 11. "It speaks to what he was doing: Walking home, in peace," Fulton said. "He wasn't allowed the opportunity to do that. The message we have is that we want our young people to know that they have the right to walk in peace."